It was a night of firsts, for San Diego Wave FC and their opponent Angel City FC, but the NWSL expansion teams split the points on Saturday in their debut match, by a 1-1 scoreline at Titan Stadium in the 2022 Challenge Cup.
San Diego went down early in the second half but withstood the pressure and moments of magic from Angel City, with Wave FC putting their opponents under considerable pressure early and late in the game, and found a timely equalizer to ensure a result in their first game in club history.